What do you think of the name Apollo Nova Scotia for a boy? (husband, adult)

[dizzybint]

I wouldnt name a child any of those names as they have to live with it ... but its up to the parent..

[JustJulia]

Maybe just trim it down to the more sensible-sounding Paul Scott.

[Lauriedeee]

well, you know kids are going to call him Ape for short, right?


Just ask my step-daughter April...

[Sarahsez]

I'm not a fan of unusual names. Kids get really tired of having to spell and explain their names.

I think you could get away with Apollo as a first. There is Apolo Ohno.

Nova Scotia. No.

Nova. No.

Scotia could work as a middle name, but not with Apollo.

[carnivalday]

Poor kid.

[Inkpoe]

Personally don't like how all the names end with a vowel and hoping that the last name doesn't with a vowel as well.

Apolo Ohno has a short last name so his name doesn't end up being a mouthful. His middle name doesn't end with a vowel (Anton) so overall flows better.

[Sage 80]

I don't like any of them. That said, Apollo is somewhat passable. But absolutely not to Nova and Scotia.

A good name that would give a nod to your Scottish heritage is Scott.

[~HecateWhisperCat~]

[jw2]

When I was thinking about my children's names, it wasn't so much about being teased as a child, it was more about things like how would his name look on a résumé.

These days, there is another thing to consider, the more unusual the name, the easier you are able to be found on the Internet, trust me, a little internet anonymity is nice.

[galaxyhi]

OP:

I don't have children.
BUT: a "different name" from the common Johns and James and Roberts and Davids is a great idea..for a first name.

I wouldn't saddle the kid with Nova Scotia,,as maybe NOT exactly in your neck of the woods, but my mind {as a USA citizen} went straight to Nova Scotia Canada.

I also wondered WHY you'd want to name his middle name "Nova scotia" anyway?

They say, go to the door, open it and holler out the name you choose for a child, as when they are out playing {if they do that anymore} you will shout them home by that name. IF i sounds bad, DON'T name the child that!

Why not "Apollo" and then a historical surname form your Scottish ancestry? My middle mane is one named after my grandfather...Like "Apollo Evan "x"?? OR "Apollo Fergusson X"??? {both names found on the list here:
Celtic Male Names of Scotland


Also, My mother was going to name her first born son "X" but she married a man with last name "Y",and then realized the name i WOULD have had is on one of the paper money bills we have here, and she decided NOT to name me "X Y" to avoid THAT issue visited upon me!

So, think carefully...remember THEY have to live with it all their life, NOT YOU!

Hope he is healthy and happy child!